Definition Page - Reflection

Dictionary definition - The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.

• Repeated
• Exact
• Distorted
• Mirrors
• Water

This photograph shows a road by a lake, surrounded by mountains. This beautiful setting is all reflected in the lake and almost looks like the mountains are sitting on a mirror rather than a lake. I would love to be able to take pictures like this as examples of reflection, though I doubt I'd be able to find a suitable location.

This photo shows the reflection of a lizard of some kind drinking from water. This is a good example of distortion in a reflection; the ripples that the lizard is making in the water by drinking from it distort its own reflection.

This photograph is similar to the first one, what looks like a nearly perfect reflection of an entire scene can be seen in the water, both of the buildings and the sky.

This photograph is different, it shows only a pretty looking pond, perhaps in a garden or in front of a house. The water gives the reflection of a house or building of some kind and is interesting because unlike most examples of reflection in photography, only the reflection, not the actual object can be seen.







My own definition - Replication of an object or picture through the process of light bouncing off of a surface.